The above post was just one of many parts of “Choosing Glory” that really rang true to me, for its practicality, and immediate applicability. I think it’s far too easy–especially when one is caught up in the emotional rush of early dating (and later, engagement) to simply ignore potential problems as “cute little quirks” and what not.

Speaking for myself, I didn’t actually realise quite what “eternity” meant, before getting married, when I thought about how great it would be to have my girlfriend/fiance become my wife. Though I don’t see the Lord “sentencing” us to live with a spouse we can’t stand, I think it’s all around better to know before hand whether these are people we’re even likely to enjoy spending time with, let alone all eternity.

I just hope that I can do a good enough job teaching my kids how to be the kind of people they want to marry, and I hope I can use your advice to help them see through that emotional haze that sometimes winds people up in crummy marriages.

Thanks.